20-Year Height: 9 feet
Growth Rate: moderate
Growth Habit: spreading, open and upright, arching branches 
Drought Tolerance: high 
Shade Tolerance: intolerant Flower: small, pinkish-white
Foliage: shiny dark green, red in fall
Soils: adapted to medium soils
Wildlife Value: fruit are valuable food source for birds and mammals Disease/Pests: fireblight, pear slug (sawfly larva), deer will browse Native to MT: no
Other: should not be planted near apples (fireblight hosts), can spread into grasslands and prairies
Photo Credit: Herman, D.E. et al.; provided by ND State Soil Conservation Committee, USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database